Politics

  Ahead of this weekend’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Senator Dino Melaye has accused the APC and Governor Yahaya Bello of sending thugs to shoot sporadically at opposition leaders.   Sharing photos of gunshot riddled walls and cars, Dino ...

  Leaders of the All Progressives Congress APC, in Edo State have suspended the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, his deputy governor, Philip Shuaibu and the Secretary to the state Government, Osarodion Ogie for alleged anti party activities.   The suspension ...

President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for the sum of N10bn to be paid to the Kogi State government as refund for projects executed on behalf of the federal government, has been approved by the Senate.   The approval came after the chairman of the senate ...

The 2019 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has warned the promoters of anti-hate speech bill to think twice as they might be shrinking the democratic space.   Recall LIB reported that the anti-hate speech bill ...

Shu’aibu Haruna, the Deputy Speaker of Gombe State House of Assembly has been impeached.   The impeachment process against the lawmaker representing Kwami East constituency was commenced following a motion moved by Adamu Pata, the lawmaker representing Yamaltu East, which was seconded by ...

  Senator Dino Melaye who will be contesting in the Kogi West Senatorial District election alongside Senator Smart Adeyemi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on November 16, has alleged that the Nigerian police is plotting to plant arms in his ...

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday November 12, disqualified the All Progressives Congress (APC) Deputy Governorship candidate Biobarakuma Degi.   Biobarakuma Degi was disqualified for reportedly submitting a false information to the Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) in his CF0001 form ...

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has reacted to the Court of Appeal judgement which upheld the petition of All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate Adebayo Adelabu, but neither sacked him nor ordered a rerun election.   Adelabu headed to the ...

Edward Onoja, the Kogi state deputy governor has asked PDP youths to stop enslaving themselves to Ibrahim Idris and Wada family of Kogi.   In a video he released, Onoja said it’s time for the PDP youths to wake up ...

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs Godswill Akpabio has secured a win at the court of appeal which sat in Cross River State’s capital Calabar, as the court ordered a rerun election in Akwa Ibom north-west senatorial district he contested in on the platform ...

There are unconfirmed reports that the camp of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State is allegedly confused over documents that surfaced online and reported by the Nation’s newspaper online and Daily independent, depicting the health status of its ...

On Friday, November 8th, Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State fired back at the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, over the “mosquito buzz” comment he made weeks ago.   Oshiomhole had referred to the ...

Benue State House of Assembly Deputy Speaker, Christopher Adaji has been sacked as the lawmaker representing Ohimini state constituency on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).   The Court of Appeal which sat in Makurdi today November 8, upheld ...

The Presidency has issued an official statement to confirm that there is an on-going, unprecedented overhaul of the nation’s seat of government, in which a number of political appointments have either been revoked or not renewed in the Second Term.   ...

  Former Governor of Imo State and Senator representing Imo North senatorial district at the National Assembly, Rochas Okorocha has stated that there is nothing like Igbo Presidency.   According to Rochas Okorocha, the 2023 election should be about who can create ...

Femi Fani-Kayode, Nigeria’s former Minister of Aviation, has continued his attack on the person and office of Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.   In a new article posted on his Facebook page today, Fani-Kayode shared Osinbajo’s photo and described the Vice ...

  An All Progressives Congress (APC) lawmaker representing Ekiti South Senatorial District in the red chamber, Prince Dayo Adeyeye has been sacked by a Court of Appeal which sat in Kaduna on Wednesday November 6.   PDP’s senatorial candidate, Senator Biodun ...

Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo has slammed renowned lawyer Ben Nwabueze for insinuating that Atiku Abubakar’s appeal which was dismissed by the Supreme Court was predetermined.   Ben Nwabueze had stated that the decision to dismiss the appeal which the ...

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State as has confirmed the appointment of two more women as Special Advisers.   According to a statement by his media aide, Muyiwa Adekeye, the women are among the 17 aides appointed by the governor ...

Rochas Okorocha, the former governor of Imo State and member representing Imo West Senatorial District has said the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) 2019 Primary Election Committee in Imo State, Ahmed Gulak, will continue to have sleepless nights until ...

Akin Alabi, a member of the House of Representatives has reacted to the conversation and controversy surrounding the decision of Abba Kyari, the Chief of Staff to President Buhari who flew all the way to London to meet the president to sign ...

  With just a year to go before the 2020 US presidential elections, a new poll has shown that former US Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton will fight for top spot with Joe Biden if she were to enter the ...

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman Adams Oshiomhole has accused Governor Godwin Obaseki and Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu of master-minding the attack on him and his guests over the weekend at the first convocation of Edo State University, Iyamho.   ...

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has denied media reports suggesting that it plots to retain the zoning of its presidential slot in the North East and South East.   The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, addressing a news conference ...

Embattled former chairman of the Special Investigation Panel for the Recovery of Public Property (SPIP), Okoi Obono-Obla has stated that he is being persecuted by the office of Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo for being loyal to President Buhari.   Obono-Obla linked his ordeal and ...